Jesse Glen Pinegar was 22 when he vanished from Kauai in March 2008 while on a solo vacation from his home in Orem, Utah. The last contact with his family was March 24, 2008, when he said he planned one last hike before returning for a family event. His father later found Jesse’s apartment in order, with personal belongings left as if he had stepped out briefly.

Months after he disappeared, another hiker found Jesse’s abandoned campsite about five miles in on the Kalalau Trail in the Waiahuakua Valley. Clothing, camping gear, and his iPod remained at the site near a cliff, while his wallet, cell phone, cash, and backpack were missing. The family hired a private investigator and divers to search below the campsite, but those efforts produced no further evidence. Jesse was described as 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 2 inches, 170–185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes and tattoos of a Celtic tree of life on his right shoulder and a Celtic boar on his left abdomen.

The family’s two main theories are an accidental cliff fall or foul play by someone who knew he was carrying money. The Kauai Police Department lists the case as an active missing person investigation. If anyone hiked the Kalalau Trail in March 2008 or knew Jesse on Kauai, can you share what you remember?